After listening to the whispers of the eunuch beside him, the emperor on the throne waved his hand boredly: "Really, let's get started!"
The eunuch nodded quickly, bowed and took a few steps away, then turned around and announced to the civil and military officials in the school: "The competition begins!"
"This Daqian emperor is really as arrogant and extravagant as the rumors say..."
Chu Fan said to himself, and then stopped paying attention to the emperor.
Whether the emperor of Daqian was diligent or arrogant had nothing to do with him. All he cared about was the red fruits on the red fruit tree in the back garden.
Soon, under the eunuch's announcement, the dancers and musicians left the stage one after another, and the white jade-like arena in the center finally became empty.
In the first competition, Yang Jue faced a warrior named Fan Shaoyu.
The strength of the two was about the same. After more than 300 moves, Yang Juecai barely gained the upper hand and knocked Fan Shaoyu off the ring with one palm.
The winner was decided on the court, and there was a discussion in the corridor.
Obviously, Yang Jue, who was knocked over by Chu Fan with a punch in Jufulou Tower, was not weak. Otherwise, he would not have thought of building momentum for himself in a place like Jufulou Tower.
It was just bad luck that I met Chu Fan, so I suffered a loss.
Then, the second match began, with Xiaohou Xia Ying facing off against Yan Shuang.
As soon as the young marquis Xia Ying appeared on the stage, the corridor became noisy, and many ministers talked about Xia Ying's dazzling achievements in the past.
Just when Chu Fan wanted to listen, a cry of pain came from the ring, and immediately after, Yan Shuang fell down from the ring in embarrassment.
"Concession!"
Xia Ying on the stage hugged her fists, then turned and left the ring.
Yang Jue, who returned to his seat, was startled and blurted out: "One... one move!?"
The other warriors were also moved.
Everyone expected that Yan Shuang was not Xia Ying's opponent, but they didn't expect that Yan Shuang, who had also been killed in the first trial, could not even block Xia Ying's moves, and lost so embarrassingly.
Amid everyone's discussion, the third match began, with Cheng Hu facing off against Song Xin.
The result was the same as the previous game, Cheng Hu also defeated Song Xin with one move.
It's just that Cheng Hu seemed to have used some secret technique in order to defeat the enemy with one move like Xia Ying. The veins on his face were bulging, and it took him a while to calm down.
Obviously, it was not as easy and satisfying as the young Marquis Xia Ying won.
After Cheng Hu left the ring, the eunuch announced: "The fourth match, Lu Guanjie versus Niu Wanjin!"
In the corridor, Chu Fan and Lawrence Lu stood up at the same time.
Entering the ring, Lu Guanjie looked at Chu Fan, a flash of doubt in his eyes, as if he was a little surprised that Chu Fan could successfully participate in the imperial city competition.
Chu Fan caught the flash of doubt in Lawrence Lu's eyes, and it suddenly became clear.
Among the people who poisoned me, I'm afraid the Lu family was among them.
Off stage.
"I'm afraid this Niu Wanjin will follow in the footsteps of Yan Shuang and Song Xin..."
"Yes, Xia Ying and Cheng Hu in front of us both defeated the enemy with one move. They were able to win cleanly. How could Lu Guanjie be willing to lag behind?"
"Hey, these three geniuses are competing against each other, but they are stepping on the reputation of others. What a pity for Yan Shuang, Song Xin, and Niu Wanjin..."
There was a lot of discussion among civil and military officials throughout the dynasty, and the outcome seemed to have been decided.
And in the ring, Lu Guanjie did what everyone expected. He wanted to kill his opponent with one move like Xia Ying and Cheng Hu before him.
He glanced at Xia Ying in the audience and said secretly: "Xia Ying, today is the fateful showdown between us. Just wait, I will let the world know that I, Lawrence Lu, is better than you! Princess Longguo is mine!"
Immediately, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Chu Fan opposite with contempt: "As for you, you ant-like thing, go away!"
In an instant, he used his Feisha Jin with all his strength, shaped like a dragon, and rushed towards Chu Fan with the strong wind.
"The Demonic Bull Rushes to the Top!"
Bang...
There was a muffled sound, and a figure flew out of the ring and hit the corridor hard, breaking several mahogany pillars before barely stopping.
For a moment, there was silence in the place.
Whether it was the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty who had been talking a lot in the corridor just now, or Yang Jue and Cheng Hu who had won the first round of competition, all of them had their mouths open at this moment, with faces full of surprise.
Even the young Marquis Xia Ying, who had always had a calm demeanor, had a wave of confusion in his eyes.
"Hey!" Even the emperor, who was on the high throne, raised his eyebrows, casually pointed at Chu Fan on the ring, and asked the eunuch beside him: "Who is he?"
The eunuch who had read Chu Fan's name just now answered with a low eyebrow, "Your Majesty, his name is Niu Wanjin."
On the arena.
"Accepted!"
Arching his hands towards Lawrence Lu, who was disgraced from the fall, Chu Fan walked off the stage.
He still has some respect for his opponent.
The reason was for no other reason than that Lawrence Lu could still make his arms feel slightly sore even when he was hit by the 'dispersed soul'. For this reason, he was worthy of his respect.
Yes, Chu Fan did use some means.
But it was not a simple poison, but a 'Ningshen Incense' given to Lawrence Lu.
‘Ningshen Incense’ itself is not only non-toxic, on the contrary, it also has a refreshing effect, but it cannot be mixed with ‘Awakening Incense’ which is also refreshing.
Otherwise, the two drugs will mix and mutate, becoming an intoxicating drug called 'Lihunsan'.
Just before Chu Fan went on stage, he quietly crushed the medicine bag of the 'Awakening Fragrance' on his body, letting the almost tasteless 'Awakening Fragrance' fill the arena.
The other people in the field were only exposed to the 'Awakening Incense', and other than feeling refreshed, they would not have any other symptoms.
Only Lawrence Lu, who had taken the ‘Ningshen Fragrance’ before, after inhaling the ‘Awakening Spirit Fragrance’, his body became sluggish and it was difficult to accumulate energy, etc.
In addition, Lawrence Lu was eager to defeat Chu Fan with one move, so he was instantly defeated by Chu Fan.
It wasn't until Chu Fan returned to his seat that everyone in the corridor calmed down and looked at Chu Fan with more surprise and inquiry.
If the vast majority of people present had already concluded that the Wu champion this time was the young marquis Xia Ying, then after this scene, many of them began to waver.
Because even if Lawrence Lu is not as good as Xia Ying, there won't be much difference between the two.
Chu Fan was able to defeat Lawrence Lu with one move, which was beyond expectations.
Compared to others, Yang Jue, Cheng Hu, and even Xia Ying looked at Chu Fan with fear in their eyes.
At this time, Lawrence Lu got up from the ground.
He looked in disbelief and muttered: "How is this possible? How could I lose? How could I lose to him!"
Before he could even shout a few words, he became so angry that he couldn't even breathe. He turned around and fell to the ground, passing out.
Chu Fan glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze, his expression as usual.
After calling someone to drag out the unconscious Lu Guanjie, the eunuch stepped forward and announced: "The competition continues, the next match is between Xia Ying and Yang Jue!"
